Chapter 644 I am still the emperor

After dismissing the disciples, Miss Du gently untied her mother's hands and then solemnly bowed to Hu Xin'er. "Thank you all for your help these past few days, Lu family. If you need anything, I, Du Xiaoqin, will go through fire and water to repay you."

"What are you doing?" Hu Xin'er hurriedly helped her up. "There's no need for us to be so polite. You've helped us a lot in the past."

Master Du slammed the table and said, "My daughter is right! From today on, our Du family and the Lu family will be like one family, sharing weal and woe, happiness and misfortune."

Madam Du gave him a reproachful look and said, "Don't clap so loudly, or you'll scare Madam Lu."

The Du family was sincere in their desire to establish a friendly relationship with the Lu family, but Mu Qing mused, "I'm afraid that's inappropriate."

The atmosphere in the room suddenly became tense.

Mr. Du's smile froze on his face: "What, what do you mean?"

Mu Qing pursed his lips, not knowing how to start. There were too many crises at home. If they became one with the Du family, it would seem like the Lu family was taking advantage.

But Master Du didn't think so. He felt humiliated and suspected that the Lu family didn't trust him, so he looked at Hu Xin'er again: "Madam Lu, what do you think?"

Hu Xiner also felt a little embarrassed. She certainly wanted to make friends with such an honest family as the Du family, but the poison in Lu Yunjue's body alone was so troublesome that he didn't even dare to express his feelings.

Not to mention the sinister former crown prince and the crazy Liu Se... Being too close to the Du family would probably only harm them.

She knew that the Du family would definitely not care about these things. Instead, they would devote all their efforts to help them because of the crisis they were suffering.

However, the lesson from the past is right before our eyes. Didn’t Jiang Yao also do her utmost to help her sister? What was the outcome?

Mrs. Lu has been depressed because she ruined her sister's life, and Jiang Yao herself has been suffering for decades!

Her lover left her due to a misunderstanding, her son disappeared, and she couldn't even get rid of her old enemy with her own hands. She went from being a lively and bright girl to a rebellious lunatic in the eyes of others!

How could Hu Xiner dare to respond to Mr. Du’s invitation? How could she respond?

Some people in this world hide the suffering they have endured in order to avoid being looked at strangely by others, or even want to secretly drag others into trouble, but the Lu family is not that kind of people.

It was precisely because they had a genuine friendship with the Du family and were well aware of the Du family's generous and righteous nature that they did not dare to reveal their family's situation.

Miss Du looked at Lu Yunjue: "They are silent, what about you?"

Lu Yunjue's sore spot was touched, and he actually avoided the sight of his beloved slightly.

Mr. Du saw that the eyes of the three members of the Lu family dimmed and he completely misunderstood what they meant.

The muscles on his face sank little by little, and although his clenched fist did not punch out, it made a crackling sound.

He could only be heard mumbling, "Damn it! How dare you look down on me... Madam, Xiaoqin, let's go! We don't care about this damn Lu family!"

"Don't get me wrong, we don't mean to dislike you." Mu Qing stood up to stop him, but saw Master Du punching him in the face with a fist as big as a bowl.

Master Du cursed, "Damn it! You Lu family are educated, you are so noble! You are so great!"

Miss Du advised from the side: "Dad, stop hitting me, stop hitting me. Master Lu and the others definitely don't mean that."

"You've been despised so much, and you're still speaking for them?" Mr. Du recalled all the grievances his daughter had suffered, and new sorrows and old hatreds surged in his heart. "My dear daughter, let's not associate with such a troublesome family."

He then turned to Hu Xin'er and said, "Don't worry. I, Old Du, know how to repay your kindness. I won't do anything to your husband. At most, I'll give him a beating, and from now on, our two families will have no further contact."

Hu Xiner knew that people like them in the martial arts world had pure hearts and minds, and clearly defined what they loved and hated, and would absolutely not tolerate any ulterior motives in their emotions.

The rejection from the Lu family members just now must have hurt their feelings.

Although Master Du has declared that he will not do anything to Mu Qing, the duel between the two martial arts masters is always thrilling and dazzling to watch.

Hu Xin'er was watching from the side, feeling uneasy. She couldn't help but support her waist and said, "Me! I'll tell you the truth. I'm actually the illegitimate daughter of the current emperor, Hu Xin'er."

She pointed at Mu Qing and Lu Yunjue and said, "These are the two sons of the late Prime Minister Lu—Mu Qing and Lu Yunjue."

Miss Du slowly turned her head, looking very shocked.

Oh my God, she said that in Qingzhou, a prosperous and wealthy place, how could there not be another nobleman like Lu Yunjue who was both handsome and talented in martial arts.

It turns out that he was from the capital.

Wait... Why does the name Lu Yunjue sound like...

"Are you the most handsome man in the world?" Miss Du looked at the man who was supporting her sister-in-law so close to her and jumped back several steps in fright.

Oh my god, Du Xiaoqin knew that her vision was good, but she didn’t expect it to be so good.

She remembered the small words printed on the back of the storybooks she often read - the protagonist is purely fictional, and the prototype is the most handsome man in the world.

"Are you the domineering prince in the comics?" she cried out.

Lu Yunjue originally thought that she looked extremely cute when she was frightened, but after hearing the second exclamation, he suddenly fell silent.

Although he was not talented, he had read a few of his sister-in-law's comics out of curiosity.

The plot was really insulting. If it hadn't been written by his sister-in-law and the painting skills were really superb, he would have given up writing.

But Master Du, who was in the middle of the fight, didn't believe Hu Xin'er's words at all: "Daughter, don't be fooled by her! She is a princess, and I am still the emperor."

Miss Du managed to regain some clarity from her shock and said, "That's true."

Hu Xin'er said helplessly, "If you don't believe me, just ask Lord Zhao. He's an official appointed by the imperial court. If he hadn't rushed here day and night, we would all have perished in Qingzhou City."

Zhao Yunxuan smiled and said, "Calm down, both of you. What the Second Princess said is indeed true."

There seemed to be a hint of Buddha's nature in his voice. Everyone who heard it couldn't help but be in a trance for a moment, and felt a sense of conviction in his words.

In the past, Hu Xiner might have thought that this was some kind of supernatural power, but now that she has seen such a magical method as transmitting sound into secrets, she can see that what Zhao Yunxuan used is most likely a special martial art.

It was written in martial arts novels in previous lives that if one uses internal force on sound waves, one can perform martial arts such as the Buddhist Lion's Roar. Zhao Yunxuan probably also used this method.

However, the fact that he could shock a martial arts master like Mr. Du meant that his martial arts skills might be better than Mr. Du's.

It is truly remarkable that he has such accomplishments at such a young age. No wonder the emperor would trust him to lead so many troops to search for the elixir of life.